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		<title>Showdown in Chicago: Creating a &#8220;Which Side Are You On&#8221; Moment</title>
		<link>http://savetheamericandream.org/2009/10/22/npa-on-huffington-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would be hard to dream up a story as incredible as this &#8211; the same financial institutions that drove a record foreclosure crisis, sent our economy into a deep recession, and needed billions upon billions in taxpayer bailouts, are spending money like never before to defeat financial reform that would prevent a future meltdown.
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		<title>Iowa CCI pushes Wells Fargo to stop financing payday loans, wins meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oct 13, 2009 &#8211; Over sixty members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) protested at Wells Fargo&#8217;s downtown Des Moines office today where they outlined the company&#8217;s extensive and long-standing ties to the payday lending industry. Following the protest, Wells Fargo officials called the Iowa CCI office and agreed to a meeting between Wells [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savetheamericandream.org&blog=1743337&post=390&subd=savetheamericandream&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Publicly Rejecting to Treat Consumers Reasonably?</title>
		<link>http://savetheamericandream.org/2009/10/07/publicly-rejecting-to-treat-consumers-reasonably/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The arrogance of American Bankers Association has reached new heights.  It has publicly stated its opinion that it shouldn’t have to treat the public reasonably.
For years, banks have relied on deceptive loan terms with hidden ‘gotcha’ clauses and carefully disguised language intended to bilk people out of their money.  These industry standard practices are what [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savetheamericandream.org&blog=1743337&post=384&subd=savetheamericandream&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Showdown in Chicago: People over Profits</title>
		<link>http://savetheamericandream.org/2009/10/01/the-showdown-in-chicago-people-over-profits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Even after bringing us to the brink of a depression (and in fact, many of our communities are experiencing just that), the Wall Street banks that brought us this mess still continue to wield enormous power in Congress.  And they are using that influence to fight the reforms that could: a) keep families in their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savetheamericandream.org&blog=1743337&post=368&subd=savetheamericandream&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rebuild Communities with Updated CRA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 16, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on ways to enhance the Community Reinvestment Act to cover credit unions, independent mortgage companies, mortgage company affiliates of banks, insurance companies and securities firms as part of a group of “nonbank institutions”. National People&#8217;s Action submitted testimony to the Committee.
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		<title>500 Illinoisans Win Action From The Fed</title>
		<link>http://savetheamericandream.org/2009/08/18/500-illinoisans-win-action-from-the-fed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Five hundred community leaders, family farmers and concerned citizens gathered in Decatur, Illinois on August 15th to demand action and accountability from the most powerful bank regulator in the country, the Federal Reserve.
The meeting was organized by the Central Illinois Organizing Project (CIOP) and represented the fifth of nine community meetings with the Federal Reserve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savetheamericandream.org&blog=1743337&post=362&subd=savetheamericandream&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report Illustrates Need for Transparency and Disclosure on Lending</title>
		<link>http://savetheamericandream.org/2009/08/14/report-illustrates-need-for-transparency-and-disclosure-on-lending/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which further illustrates the need for more detailed disclosure from banks on the quality of the loans originated.
The report, Data Limitations and the Fragmented U.S. Financial Regulatory Structure Challenge Federal Oversight and Enforcement Efforts, states clearly that “without additional data, agencies&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savetheamericandream.org&blog=1743337&post=346&subd=savetheamericandream&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>500 Illinoisans Gear Up for Fed Meeting</title>
		<link>http://savetheamericandream.org/2009/08/13/500-illinoisans-ready-to-hold-the-fed-accountable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, August 15, Central Illinois Organizing Project (CIOP) and National People&#8217;s Action (NPA) are hosting a community meeting with the Federal Reserve. Five hundred community leaders, activists, family farmers, and concerned citizens are expected to attend, ready to demand action and accountability from the most powerful bank regulator in the country.
The Illinois meeting represents [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savetheamericandream.org&blog=1743337&post=341&subd=savetheamericandream&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holding the Fed and Predatory Lenders Accountable</title>
		<link>http://savetheamericandream.org/2009/08/06/holding-the-fed-accountable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grass Roots Organizing (GRO), Sunflower Community Action, and Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO) have a reponse to this crisis: to organize.
More than 200 people came together last Saturday to put pressure on the Federal Reserve and local public officials to adequately respond to the current financial crisis.  The event was part of our series of community [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savetheamericandream.org&blog=1743337&post=318&subd=savetheamericandream&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wells Fargo Charged</title>
		<link>http://savetheamericandream.org/2009/08/03/wells-fargo-charged/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wells Fargo's practices, claims IL Attorney General Lisa Madigan, "transformed African-American and Latino neighborhoods into ground zero for subprime lending."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=savetheamericandream.org&blog=1743337&post=309&subd=savetheamericandream&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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